{"id":2588,"date":"2025-02-16T10:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2025-02-16T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:24:38","slug":"february-17th-update-to-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/february-17th-update-to-families\/","title":{"rendered":"February 17th Update to Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Laity View Families,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lunar New Year begins on Feb. 15<sup>th<\/sup> and ends on Mar. 1<sup>st<\/sup> with the Lantern Festival.\u00a0 Many countries such as China, Vietnam, and Taiwan celebrate Lunar New Year.\u00a0 It&#8217;s an important holiday for family and friends to gather and spend time together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reminder that Monday is Family Day holiday, so there is no school for students.\u00a0 We hope you are able to make the most of the long weekend by spending quality time with your loved ones \u2013 whether it&#8217;s relaxing at home, enjoying outdoor adventures, or simply cherishing each other&#8217;s company.\u00a0 Please review the information below for some details about the upcoming week. \u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jan. 14 \u2013 Mar. 14<\/strong>:\u00a0 Grade 5 Middle Years Development Instrument Timeframe<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>February 11 \u2013 25:\u00a0 Grade 8 Transfer Period\/Registration<\/strong> (Parent Portal)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mon., Feb. 17:\u00a0 Family Day Holiday \u2013 School Closed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tues., Feb. 18:\u00a0 Spirit Day \u2013 Team Colours Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:00 pm Spirit Assembly \u2013 Jump Rope for Heart Kick Off<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Feb.19 \u2013 Jul. 25:<\/strong>\u00a0 Kindergarten Late Registration<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fri., Feb. 21:\u00a0 <\/strong>12:25 pm PAC Hot Lunch \u2013 Pizza (pre-order required)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Grade 8 Registration<\/strong> \u2013 All Grade 8 registration for the 2025-26 school year will be done <u>online through the Parent Portal<\/u>.\u00a0 <strong>The Grade 8 Transfer Period will open at 12:00 noon February 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>.\u00a0 Deadline for completing a request for the Grade 8 Transfer Period is February 25<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Families with children currently enrolled in a Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District elementary school should <strong>submit an <em>Existing Student Transfer Request<\/em><\/strong> in the Grade 8 Transfer Period.\u00a0 Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd42.ca\/student-registration\/\"><strong>Grade 8 Transfer Period Information 2025\/26<\/strong><\/a> tab on the school district website for more details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Grade 7 Quebec Exchange Trip Fundraiser<\/strong> \u2013 Help support our Grade 7 students as they fundraise for their trip to Quebec!\u00a0 Start saving your <strong>empty bottles<\/strong> now and bring them during school <strong>drop-off and pick-up on Tuesday, February 25<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>.\u00a0 There will be a Drive-thru bottle collection at the front of Laity View Elementary.\u00a0 Need pickup? Text 604-551-5191 to arrange collection.\u00a0 Thank you for your support!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jump Rope for Heart<\/strong> \u2013 The Laity View Elementary leadership team is excited to present Jump Rope for Heart on Friday, February 28th.\u00a0 There are many ways to participate!\u00a0 All students will get the chance to have fun at a variety of inclusive stations on event day.\u00a0 Leading up to the event, students will be learning about different ways to take care of their hearts and brains.\u00a0 Students are also invited to help our school give back to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.\u00a0 Leadership students will be coming to classes each Friday to collect donations.\u00a0 Alternatively, you can donate through the Jump website for a chance to win cool prizes (Indigo, Amazon, or Walmart gift cards).\u00a0 Please follow this link for information:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpropeforheart.crowdchange.ca\/89186\">https:\/\/jumpropeforheart.crowdchange.ca\/89186<\/a> .\u00a0 All questions can be directed to Mme Edwards at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:joanna_edwards@sd42.ca\">joanna_edwards@sd42.ca<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Lawrance<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2595\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2595\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress1.blob.core.windows.net\/laityview\/2025\/02\/Team-Colours.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"605\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Laity View Families, Lunar New Year begins on Feb. 15th and ends on Mar. 1st with the Lantern Festival.\u00a0 Many countries such as China, Vietnam, and Taiwan celebrate Lunar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions\/2596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementary.sd42.ca\/laityview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}